Taiskirchen im Innkreis explained

Taiskirchen im Innkreis
Pushpin Map:Austria
Pushpin Mapsize:270
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Austria
Coordinates:48.2636°N 13.5736°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Austria
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Upper Austria
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Ried im Innkreis
Parts Style:para
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Johann Weirathmüller
Elevation M:475
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:RI
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:4753
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:07764, 07765, 07750
Website:www.taiskirchen.at

Taiskirchen im Innkreis (Austro-Bavarian: Tåskira / German: Taiskirchen im Innkreis) is a municipality in the district of Ried im Innkreis in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.

Parts of the municipality are Aichet, Altmannsdorf, Arling, Baumgarten, Brandstätten, Breitenried, Bruckleiten, Edtleiten, Ellerbach, Flohleiten, Gansing, Gotthalmsedt, Günzing, Helfingsdorf, Hohenerlach, Jebing, Jedretsberg, Kainzing, Kleingaisbach, Kühdobl, Lacken, Lindet, Petersham, Schatzdorf, Sittling, Taiskirchen im Innkreis, Tiefenbach, Unterbreitenried, Wiesenberg, Wietraun, Wohleiten, Wolfsedt, and Zahra.

History

Until 1780 the village was Bavarian. Since the Treaty of Teschen, it has belonged to Austria. In the Napoleonic Wars it was briefly Bavarian again, but since 1814 it has belonged to Upper Austria.

Since 1990 Taiskirchen has been a market town.

Culture and music

The local brass band was founded in 1849 by Joseph Gramberger with 14 musicians. Now 60 people are members of the band.

There are two choirs and a theater group.

Politics

Johann Weirathmüller of the Austrian People's Party is mayor.